scholarly journals Peptic Disease in Elderly Patients

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 922-928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neda Khaghan ◽  
Peter R Holt
Keyword(s):  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Atypical Symptoms ◽  
Peptic Disease ◽  
Gastrointestinal Problems ◽  
H Pylori

The increase in life expectancy demands that more attention be given to gastrointestinal problems, such as peptic ulcer disease, in elderly people. This review summarizes many of the physiological changes that have a role in peptic ulcer disease in elderly patients. HowHelicobacter pyloriinfection modifies the course of peptic disease is also reviewed. The clinical presentation of peptic diseases often differs in elderly people, and atypical symptoms are common. Accurate diagnosis requires aggressive endoscopic evaluation. Treatment regimens using H2receptor antagonists, proton pump inhibitors and regimens to eradicateH pylorimay also need to be altered in elderly patients.

Clavulanic Acid in the Scope of Helicobacter pylori Treatment: A Literature Review and Beyond

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasr Alrabadi ◽  
Iyad S. Albustami ◽  
Husam A. Abuhayyeh ◽  
Khaled M. El-Muwalla ◽  
Rama J. Alawneh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Clavulanic Acid ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Filamentous Form ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Randomized Controlled Studies ◽  
H Pylori

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection is the most common cause of peptic ulcer disease and it can be associated with many complications including malignancies. In clinical practice, some clinicians may use clavulanic acid (CA) in combination with amoxicillin or other beta-lactams as an addition to the standard treatment regimens. This practice may be made by habitual mistake, non-evidence based hypothetical assumptions, or by prescribing it as an alternative treatment. This review aims to expose the effect of CA against H.pylori infection and to review the possible mechanisms that may contribute to that effect. Methods: A PubMed and Google Scholar literature search was obtained on both pre-clinical and clinical studies related to CA and H.pylori infection. Results: Available clinical studies showed improvement in the eradication of H. pylori by about 10-20% when CA was added to the treatment regimens. This effect for CA could be related to several mechanisms including inhibition of H. pylori growth by binding to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), the transformation of H. pylori from the active filamentous form into coccoidal form, induction of the release of dopamine, modulation of immunological response towards H. pylori infection and its relationship with other microbiota. Randomized-controlled studies on patients with resistance H. pylori are needed. Moreover, In_vitro studies to evaluate the mechanisms by which CA may influence H. pylori are warranted. Conclusion: The presented literature suggests potential avenues for the use of CA in the management of peptic ulcer disease and H.pylori infection.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF H. PYLORI

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 431-439
Author(s):  
MASOOD JAVED ◽  
KHALID AMIN ◽  
DILSHAD MUHAMMAD ◽  
Aamir Husain ◽  
Nasir Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Duodenal Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Gastric Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Protective Mechanism ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Peptic Disease ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
H Pylori

Background: Acid peptic disease is a world wide problem among all the age groups and both sexes. Duodenal ulcer is common as compared to gastric ulcer. Its prevalence being 4:1 in USA & UK and 5:1 in Pakistan1,2,3. Etiology of peptic ulcer is almost certainly multi-factorial. Basic paradigm for ulcer disease is the imbalance between the digestive activity of acid and pepsin and the protective mechanism in place toresist mucosal digestion. Over the past few years a new line of thought has been evolved after isolating spiral campylobacter like organism from antral biopsy specimens. H pylori is now considered to be an important if not the only causative agent of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. The dictum; No acid – No ulcer summarized the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease but new dictum seems to be; No H.pylori -No ulcer4,5, as over90% of Duodenal ulcer and 70% of Gastric ulcer patients are infected byH.Pylori6. Aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of H.pylori among Duodenal ulcer patients at Faisalabad District and its suburbs. Study Design: Descriptive Study. Period: From Mar 2008 to Oct 2008. Materials and Methods: 50 patients (40 Males, 10 Females) belonging to Faisalabad District and surrounding areas with upper gastrointestinal symptoms of acid peptic disease and endoscopy proved duodenal ulcer were subjected to gastric antral mucosal biopsies for evaluation of the H.Pylori status with the help of unease test and histological examination of biopsy specimen. Results: Epigastric pain was the most frequent symptom 90%. (46 out of 50 patients). 92% showed evidence of H. pylori infection. Maximum incidence of H. pylori was recordedin age group IV (46—55 years). Maximum number of patients was skilled workers (35 out of 50) 70%. 80 % of the patients belonged to lower and middle class. Percentage of H.pylori positivity was 89.1 % and 84.34 %. Conclusions: Acceptance of contributory role and high prevalence rate of H.pylori instigates us for addition of antimicrobial treatment to the conventional treatment with H2 Blockers and PPIs which is cost effectiveand alter the course of the disease.

Lifestyle and Peptic Ulcer Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (18) ◽  
pp. 2034-2040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berrak C. Yegen
Keyword(s):  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Night Sleep ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Analgesic Drugs ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
H Pylori

The risk of developing Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) was shown to be associated with genetic inheritance, lifestyle and social status of the patients. Unhealthy lifestyle habits and failure in coping with stress have been closely associated with the occurrence of PUD. In contrary, limiting the use of analgesic drugs and glucocorticoids, controlling environmental and socioeconomic factors that predispose to H. Pylori infection, having a balanced diet, exercising regularly, coping successfully with stress, avoiding smoking, limiting alcohol intake and getting sufficient night sleep are essential in prevention and healing of PUD.

scholarly journals The number of household members as a risk factor for peptic ulcer disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi Hong Yim ◽  
Keun Ho Kim ◽  
Bum Ju Lee
Keyword(s):  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Household Members ◽  
H Pylori

AbstractPeptic ulcer disease (PUD) is caused by many sociodemographic and economic risk factors other than H. pylori infection. However, no studies reported an association between PUD and the number of household members. We showed the number of family members affected by PUD based on sex in a Korean population. This cross-sectional study used 1998–2009 data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Multiple binary logistic regression models adjusted for confounders were constructed to analyze the association of PUD with the number of household members. The number of household members was associated with PUD, age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, hemoglobin, glucose, location (urban/rural), income, education level, stress, current drinking, and smoking in both sexes. Men with other household members had a higher PUD risk compared to men or women living alone (reference), and the opposite was observed for women. Men with 4 household members had a higher PUD risk than men living alone in the model adjusted for age, BMI, income, location, education, and stress (OR = 2.04 [95% CI 1.28–3.27], p value = .003). Women with more than 6 household members had a lower PUD risk than women living alone in the adjusted model (OR = 0.50 [0.33–0.75], p value = .001). Women with more household members had a lower PUD risk. However, more men had PUD than women regardless of the number of household members.

scholarly journals Identification of Markers for Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Children with Peptic Ulcer Disease by Suppressive Subtractive Hybridization

2006 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 4064-4074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Oleastro ◽  
Lurdes Monteiro ◽  
Philippe Lehours ◽  
Francis Mégraud ◽  
Armelle Ménard
Keyword(s):  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Subtractive Hybridization ◽  
Suppressive Subtractive Hybridization ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis ◽  
The Difference ◽  
H Pylori

ABSTRACT Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) occurs after a long-term Helicobacter pylori infection. However, the disease can develop earlier, and rare cases have been observed in children, suggesting that these H. pylori strains may be more virulent. We used suppressive subtractive hybridization for comparative genomics between H. pylori strains isolated from a 5-year-old child with duodenal ulcer and from a sex- and age-matched child with gastritis only. The prevalence of the 30 tester-specific subtracted sequences was determined on a collection of H. pylori strains from children (15 ulcers and 30 gastritis) and from adults (46 ulcers and 44 gastritis). Two of these sequences, jhp0562 (80.0% versus 33.3%, P = 0.008) and jhp0870 (80.0% versus 36.7%, P = 0.015), were highly associated with PUD in children and a third sequence, jhp0828, was less associated (40.0% versus 10.0%, P = 0.048). Among adult strains, none of the 30 sequences was associated with PUD. However, both jhp0562 and jhp0870 were less prevalent in adenocarcinoma strains than in PUD strains from children and adults, the difference being statistically significant for jhp0870. In conclusion, two H. pylori genes were identified as being strongly associated with PUD in children, and their putative roles as an outer membrane protein for jhp0870 and in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis for jhp0562, suggest that they may be novel virulence factors of H. pylori.

Cost-Effectiveness of Screening With Polymerase Chain Reaction For Helicobacter Pylori To Prevent Gastric Cancer And Peptic Ulcers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Oh ◽  
Han Truong ◽  
Judith Kim ◽  
Sheila D. Rustgi ◽  
Julian A. Abrams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Population Screening ◽  
Pcr Screening ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
H Pylori

Abstract Background: Helicobacter pylori is a major risk factor for gastric cancer. Screening and treatment of H. pylori may reduce the risk of gastric cancer and peptic ulcer disease. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of gastric biopsies provides superior sensitivity and specificity for the detection of H. pylori. This study explores whether population-based H. pylori screening with PCR is cost-effective in the US.Methods: A Markov cohort state-transition model was developed to compare three strategies: no screening with opportunistic eradication, 13C-UBT population screening and treating of H. pylori, and PCR population screening and treating of H. pylori. Estimates of risks and costs were obtained from published literature. Since the efficacy of H. pylori therapy in gastric cancer prevention is not certain, we broadly varied the benefit 30-100% in sensitivity analysis.Results: PCR screening was cost-effective and had an incremental-cost effectiveness ratio per quality adjusted life-year (QALY) of $38,591.89 when compared to 13C-UBT strategy with an ICER of $2373.43 per QALY. When compared to no screening, PCR population screening reduced cumulative gastric cancer incidence from 0.84% to 0.74% and reduced peptic ulcer disease risk from 14.8% to 6.0%. The cost-effectiveness of PCR screening was robust to most parameters in the model.Conclusion: Our modeling study finds PCR screening and treating of H. pylori to be cost-effective in the prevention of gastric cancer and peptic ulcer disease. However, the potential negative consequences of H. pylori eradication such as antibiotic resistance could change the balance of benefits of population screening.

Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Saltzman ◽  
Wasif Abidi
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Endoscopic Therapy ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Gi Bleeding ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Consensus Statements ◽  
Ligament Of Treitz

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that is proximal to the ligament of Treitz is considered upper GI bleeding (UGIB). UGIB can be further divided into variceal and nonvariceal, differentiated by etiology, presentation, management, and mortality. This review of nonvariceal UGIB addresses the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment (including endoscopic therapy), prognosis, and differential diagnosis. Recommendations presented are evidence based and consistent with consensus statements and society guidelines. Figures show stigmata of recent hemorrhage, endoscopic therapy, peptic ulcer disease, Mallory-Weiss syndrome, angiodysplasia, Dieulafoy lesion, and arterioenteric fistula. Tables list the manifestation of GI bleeding and the presumed source of the bleeding, clues in the symptom and presentation of the patient that may suggest the diagnosis, medical history and physical examination findings that can suggest a specific diagnosis, a comparison of different prognostic scoring systems, differential diagnosis of UGIB, various etiologies of peptic ulcer disease, and treatment regimens for Helicobacter pylori. This review contains 7 highly rendered figures, 10 tables, and 85 references

Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Saltzman ◽  
Wasif Abidi
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Endoscopic Therapy ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Gi Bleeding ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Consensus Statements ◽  
Ligament Of Treitz

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that is proximal to the ligament of Treitz is considered upper GI bleeding (UGIB). UGIB can be further divided into variceal and nonvariceal, differentiated by etiology, presentation, management, and mortality. This review of nonvariceal UGIB addresses the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment (including endoscopic therapy), prognosis, and differential diagnosis. Recommendations presented are evidence based and consistent with consensus statements and society guidelines. Figures show stigmata of recent hemorrhage, endoscopic therapy, peptic ulcer disease, Mallory-Weiss syndrome, angiodysplasia, Dieulafoy lesion, and arterioenteric fistula. Tables list the manifestation of GI bleeding and the presumed source of the bleeding, clues in the symptom and presentation of the patient that may suggest the diagnosis, medical history and physical examination findings that can suggest a specific diagnosis, a comparison of different prognostic scoring systems, differential diagnosis of UGIB, various etiologies of peptic ulcer disease, and treatment regimens for Helicobacter pylori. This review contains 7 highly rendered figures, 10 tables, and 85 references

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